Insurance firm finds a lot to like in new CEO

TAMPA — Bill Taulbee, executive vice president in the Lykes Insurance Winter Park office, has been promoted to CEO of the prominent insurance company.

Taulbee replaces John Brabson, who retired at the end of 2015, according to a statement. Brabson helped lead an aggressive statewide marketing strategy at Tampa-based Lykes Insurance when he was CEO.

“Lykes Insurance has built a great platform that places us in a strong position to grow and assembled a great leadership team,” Taulbee says in the statement. “Our people are our greatest asset, and I look forward to working with them to continue our 90-year tradition of excellence.”